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Chan Meditation

Mutual affinity in Ch'an Buddhism - Meeting of the minds

Intuitive meeting of minds is pointing directly to the human mind regarding the insight to reality. This requires one to have experienced some degree of enlightenment, which is beyond the expression of words.

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Eliminating ignorance by transforming thoughts

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